Effectiveness of a course on family health in the knowledge of doctors of the Mais Médicos program

• Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 131 - 135
• Main Authors: Cortez, Lyane Ramalho, Silva, Isabelle Pereira da, Freitas, Luana Souza, Nascimento, Rafael Moreira do, Mesquita, Simone Karine da Costa, Silva, José Adailton da, Costa, Isabelle Katherinne Fernandes
• Format: Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Associação Médica Brasileira 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Brazil; Child; Delivery of Health Care; Family Health; Government Programs; Humans; Original; Physicians; Primary Health Care; Workforce; Brazil
• ISSN: 0104-4230; 1806-9282
• DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.20220966

The aim of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of the distance education course in family health in the knowledge of physicians from the Mais Médicos program. This is a quantitative, quasi-experimental study, without a pretest and posttest control group, carried out from August 2019 to September 2021. In all modules, physicians responded to a pretest and posttest to verify their knowledge of the subject. There was a statistically significant difference in all modules with higher average scores in the posttests; the modules with the greatest emphasis are child health care: growth and development; approach to cancer in primary health care; and family health strategy and territorialization. The effectiveness of the distance education course was verified, as evidenced by the significant improvement of knowledge in all the modules studied.